A specialty rail used for tracks for high capacity lifting cranes, mainly in overhead crane runways and gantry cranes. Crane rails are used in seaports, warehouses, industrial sheds, construction companies, coke oven battery passage and for underground mine trackage.
Crane rail differs from railway track rails in two aspects:
The Base width is always equal to the height of the rail
Heavier crane rail has a much thicker web than normal track rail, making it a very distinctive section.